Genetically Engineered Yeast Yields More Than Beer

Genetic engineering and synthetic biology are making it easier to create everything from food ingredients to scents using unexpected sources

That’s where genetically engineered yeast comes in. A recent article in the New York Times explored its larger implications and how companies like Amyris continue to push the scope of what engineered yeast can produce

Amyris found that it can create not only ingredients for cosmetics products but also artemisinin, a compound used in drugs to treat malaria. Artemisinin normally comes from sweet wormwood, harvested by both Asian and African farmers, as The Guardian reports. Though the artificial creation of the important compound means good news in one sense, some see it as an indication that genetically engineering it could jeopardize the livelihood of harvesters. Read more…

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